Blessed Antonia Mesina

Blessed Antonia Mesina, also known as Antonia Messina, was born on June 21, 1919, in the small village of Orgosolo, Sardinia, Italy. She was the second among ten children born into a humble peasant family. Blessed Antonia received a limited education, attending school for only four years. At a young age, she had to quit school to assume the responsibilities of housekeeping due to her mother's deteriorating health condition. Grazia, Antonia's mother, was bed-ridden with a heart ailment, and it fell upon Antonia to care for the household.